Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.

Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. (MDI) is a Japanese company founded in 1935 by Katsumi Kako as 'Samsung Diamond Tool Works' in Miyakojima, Osaka. It manufactures glass cutters and processing equipment for brittle materials, including LCD substrates, semiconductors, and solar cells. The company is headquartered in Settsu, Osaka.

Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. was founded in 1935 by Katsumi Kako as 'Samsung Diamond Tool Works' in Miyakojima, Osaka, starting the manufacture and sale of diamond glass cutters under the Samsung brand. In 1957, the company changed its name to 'Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd.' and began manufacturing and selling glass cutters using carbide wheels. In 1977, it started selling the world's first cutting machine for LCD substrates. In 1982, it released fully automatic glass cutting machines and solar cell glass scribers. In 1983, it began selling Diamond Compact Wheel Chips and developed single-head automatic precision glass scribers and automatic glass breaking machines. In 1990, it started selling LCD substrate cutting, polishing, and cleaning lines. In 1991, it developed fully automatic LCD glass loading, cutting lines. In 1995, it started selling PDP substrate cutting, polishing, and cleaning lines. In 1998, it developed laser scribers and began selling high-penetration blade tips 'Penett®'. In 2000, it started selling laser cutting lines for LCD and PDP substrates and opened a service center in Bucheon, Korea. In 2003, it developed upper and lower cutting lines for 6th generation substrates and developed upper and lower cutting lines for 7th generation substrates; established maintenance bases in Shanghai and Korea. In 2004, it obtained CE-MARK for MPX series. In 2005, it developed upper and lower cutting lines for 8th generation substrates and acquired Schott AG's laser cutting business, establishing MDI Schott Advanced Processing GmbH in Germany. In 2008, it made Astec Co., Ltd. a subsidiary by acquiring all shares. In 2009, it established a local subsidiary in Taiwan and made Laser Solutions Co., Ltd. a subsidiary; moved the old Iida factory to a new one. In 2010, it absorbed Laser Solutions Co., Ltd. In 2012, it integrated five Osaka bases and started operations at a new headquarters in Settsu, Osaka. In 2013, it established MDI-SB Solar Co., Ltd. In 2014, it established Suzhou Sanxing Precision Machinery Co., Ltd., started camera business, and started laser oscillator development. In 2016, it started development of patterning equipment for next-generation solar cells (perovskite). In 2017, it developed 'LPM900 Multi Head' capable of curved processing and breaking of cover glass. In 2018, it achieved shipment of 5,000 machines and developed the world's first laser upper and lower cutting machine.

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